Chapter 307 Convenient Little Treasure
With nothing to do these days, Zuo Chen devoted some of his energy to improving the Thousand Mile Communication Incense and the Thousand Mile Daytime Talisman.

Both of these “treasures” were made by the capital city and can be considered the capital city’s proud works.

But there are some minor problems with these two treasures.

That is:
expensive.

For wealthy families, this kind of thing is a consumable that can be used anytime, but for ordinary people, the price of these “treasures” is really unacceptable.

A cheap communication incense stick costs two hundred coins, which is difficult to use across a state. A better one starts at one or two taels of silver, and there is no upper limit for the best.

The Thousand Mile Daily Travel Talisman is even more expensive.

Not to mention the principal, this thing cannot be stuck on a person’s leg, it can only be stuck on a horse’s leg, and it will hurt the horse. If you run it twice more, the horse will be crippled.

You let ordinary people play with this?

One year’s income may not be enough to afford a horse race.

But Zuo Chen knew very well the importance of these two things.

The development of information and transportation will greatly benefit the people of Daliang.

So Zuo Chen simply found Yan Wangsheng and borrowed a large courtyard of his library from him.

Yan Wangsheng didn’t understand what Zuo Chen wanted to do, but he still prepared a yard for Zuo Chen and got a lot of raw materials for him.

In this way, Zuo Chen began his own research.

On the first day, when Caiyi went to find Zuo Chen, Zuo Chen was staring at the communication incense and the day-traveling talisman, studying their contents.

On the third day, Caiyi discovered that Zuo Chen had taken out a wood plane from somewhere and started to work as a carpenter without paying attention to details, and his body was covered with sawdust.

On the fifth day, Zuo Chen mysteriously called Caiyi and Yan Wangsheng and Guan Jinping.

After entering the yard, everyone clearly saw sawdust on Zuo Chen’s clothes, and next to Zuo Chen was a strange box with four wheels.

The box is square, with some pedals on it and a strange round disc inserted in it. I don’t know what it is used for.

In Zuo Chen’s hand and on the table next to him was a large piece of white paper talismans piled up into a small hill.

“Master, what’s the matter?”

Caiyi was a little confused, and Zuo Chen directly took the rolled paper talisman and put it in Caiyi’s hand.

After a suspicious look, Caiyi discovered that there were many seal characters drawn on the paper scroll in her hand, but there seemed to be no Taoist spirit or aura, and it was just ordinary and nothing unusual.

“This is the communication incense I made.” Zuo Chen said, “Roll it up into a stick of incense and light it.”

Caiyi was surprised.

This piece of paper probably costs only a penny or two.

No matter what the Taoist priest said, Caiyi believed it and lit paper incense directly.

The incense was lit, and Caiyi felt something in her heart.

She vaguely saw another Zuo Chen in the incense.

He seemed to be smiling at her.

“Master, it’s done! It’s done!” Caiyi shouted excitedly.

This is several times stronger than ordinary communication incense!
Yan Wangsheng was also shocked. He picked up a paper talisman and handed it to Guan Jinping.

The two of them also tried it, and the effect was just as Caiyi said.

Excellent.

After the incense was cut off, Yan Wangsheng could not hide his surprise and asked Zuo Chen repeatedly:
“Master, is this difficult to make?”

“It’s not difficult. It doesn’t even require the maker to have any skills. All he needs is a natural hand to carve out a stone slab, and the craftsman can print it based on the master plate.”

Zuo Chen picked up a piece of paper talisman and said, “It’s only five cents at most.”

Cheap, it’s so much cheaper!
Yan Wangsheng was overjoyed.

If the nobles were still around and this thing fell into their hands, they probably would not lower the price too much, and the common people would still not be able to afford it. But now the nobles have been uprooted by Zuo Chen, so this thing can be priced at whatever price it wants.

To put it in a more expensive way, it would be at most twenty to thirty cents per piece!
“This paper talisman is 30% to 40% more durable than ordinary incense. Through this technique, the dream transmission will be clearer and more stable. You can even see the appearance of the person who lit the talisman.” Zuo Chen said this, but sighed twice: “But there are still two problems I haven’t solved.”

“Master Taoist, please speak.”

“First, the communication distance of this incense is not good enough. It is only slightly better than ordinary communication incense. Second, my paper talisman uses the one-to-one communication incense feature. After the price is reduced, the consumption of this thing will be extremely high. It will definitely be inconvenient to use it one by one.”

After hearing what Zuo Chen said, Yan Wangsheng obviously fell into deep thought.

Just as Zuo Chen said, these minor problems are not a problem for ordinary communication incense, but they will cause a lot of problems for paper talismans that can be consumed in large quantities.

“Let the gentlemen in the library think about this matter. They will definitely be able to give the Taoist priest a solution.”

“Then I’ll leave it to you.”

After talking about the incense, Zuo Chen looked sideways and found Cai Yi standing next to the square box, her eyes sparkling with stars:

“Taoist Priest, what is this?”

“This is a good thing. I call this thing a wooden ox.” Zuo Chen smiled and opened the board covering it. Caiyi looked inside and saw that the big box was filled with a lot of wooden parts.

And some carved talismans that don’t look very exquisite.

“I improved the Thousand Miles Sun Travel Talisman so that it can be effective even when carved on wood. I also added a simple spirit gathering formation inside, so that this box can be powered by spiritual energy.”

Zuo Chen introduced everything, and Caiyi’s eyes widened. She finally understood:

“Is this a horseless carriage?”

“Exactly.” Zuo Chen smiled and said, “Do you want to try it?”

Caiyi was surprised and eager to try, so she took the initiative to sit on it. She followed Zuo Chen’s instructions and opened the magic formula inside the square box. As a thrust came from behind her, Caiyi screamed and was almost thrown off.

So fast!

Just from the start, Caiyi felt that this thing would be much faster than a horse-drawn carriage when operating at full capacity.

After driving for a while, Caiyi had already become proficient in driving this little thing. It was running around in the yard, and she was laughing on it.

Looking at this scene, Zuo Chen could only sigh from the bottom of his heart.

Fortunately, the golden boy and jade girl did not come, otherwise these two little kids would probably have followed Caiyi to make trouble.

Yan Wangsheng came close to Zuo Chen. He looked at Caiyi who was having fun and asked in a low voice:

“Master, how fast can this thing run? How long can it last?”

“This thing is faster than a horse running at full speed. If it is left still for one day, it can be used for seven days. It can also carry the same amount of cargo as two loads of fast horses. It’s quite convenient.”

convenient?

If this thing could be promoted in Daliang, Yan Wangsheng couldn’t imagine how much easier transporting goods would be!
“So how much does this wooden ox cost?”

“These wood carvings and runes require some work, but a hardworking old carpenter can make them in three or four months. I estimate… one hundred yuan will be enough.”

The cost is a penny!
Cheaper than horses and live cattle!

However, Zuo Chen sighed, his face showing some regret:

“It’s a pity that I can’t reduce the size of the engraving any further, and there are some problems with the wheels.”

“wheel?”

“Wooden wheels wear out too easily, covering them with iron is too expensive, and they can’t travel on muddy mountains.” As Zuo Chen sighed, he couldn’t help but think of the tires in his previous life.

It’s a pity that he is not from an engineering background, and is completely confused by this kind of “infrastructure” technology, and really can’t come up with new materials to make tires.

“We can entrust these to the Tiangong masters when the time comes.” Yan Wangsheng said, “I heard from His Royal Highness King Wei that he has an immortal under his command who is good at Tiangong and has many followers.”

Zuo Chen nodded.

He himself did not intend to take care of everything himself.

Every cultivator has his own strengths; even Zuo Chen is not omnipotent.

At most he suggested a direction.

Just as he was about to ask Caiyi, who was having fun, to get off the car, Zuo Chen suddenly felt a paper message on his desk light up.

That seems to be…

The communication incense corresponding to Liuxian of Youzhou Pass!
……

The earth shook and the door opened. The already huge stone door raised clouds of dust when it opened, scaring Liu Quande and his disciples so much that they shouted and retreated.

They quickly picked up the documents next to them to avoid being crushed by the door. Hu Wen picked it up and didn’t care about the cube on top of the door, which was still emitting heat. He clenched his teeth and ran out.

He fell to the ground in a panic, and after falling, he grumbled twice before he let go of the box.

My hands were already a little red from the heat.

“Hey, it really hurts.”

Hu Wen blew on the palm of his hand several times, but his skin still felt numb.

However, his rescue efforts were quite effective. All the objects that had been placed on both sides of the door for convenience were pressed against the stone wall of the cave by the open door, and were crushed into pieces with a loud bang.

Fortunately, all the information was snatched out, and only some tables, chairs and benches were damaged.

Finally, the gate stopped moving, leaving only a dark hole.

“Liu Xian, what should we do now?”

Liu Quande’s disciple came up to him and asked Liu Quande’s opinion in a low voice.

Everyone else also looked at Liu Quande.

They were all very curious about what was behind the door, but this place was too close to the Sea of ​​Bitterness, and they couldn’t guarantee that they would reach the side of the Sea of ​​Bitterness if they went down here.

Liu Quande obviously thought of this question as well. After thinking for a moment, he finally took out a stick of incense from his arms:
“I still have to ask the Taoist priest for instructions on this matter.”

Take the incense altar, light the fire and burn incense.

Feeling something in his heart, Zuo Chen’s voice also appeared in Liu Quande’s ears:

“Liu Xian? It’s so late, what do you want to talk to me about?”

“Master, the door is open.”

“oh?!”

Liu Quande could clearly hear Zuo Chen’s tone rising a few notches from the other side of the communication incense:
“That’s good. Wait a moment.”

Liu Quande was puzzled and didn’t know what Zuo Chen wanted to do, but he still waited obediently.

After a moment, Liu Quande suddenly felt that the scene before his eyes had some fluctuations.

Then, a ripple seemed to appear in the mist of burning incense, spreading out from the center to all directions, and the figure of the Taoist priest also appeared in it.

Taoist robe, distorted view.

It was exactly what Zuo Chen himself looked like.

Liu Quande was so distracted that he almost lost the communication incense.

He could clearly see that it was Zuo Chen who sent his appearance over through the communication incense.

What has the Taoist priest figured out?
(End of this chapter)